Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
que funcione lo que no se ha logrado
English translation:
to succeed where all else has failed
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sebaspedlp
Dec 10, 2015 01:51
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Spanish term
Argentina
Casi termino la carrera de Traductor
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Argentine) 
Works in: Spanish to English
que funcione lo que no se ha logrado
Spanish to English
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Pasando al tema central, desearía escuchar/leer de tu parte cual es el plan para lograr que funcione lo que no se ha logrado hacer funcionar en todo este tiempo
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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96
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to succeed where all else has failed
Another option.
"...how you think your plan is going to succeed where all else has failed."
"...how you think your plan is going to succeed where all else has failed."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
(the successful plan) to operate what has failed to work/function...
my take
12 hrs
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Ireland
Native in Spanish
Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
to make something work that has never worked before
It will really depend on your context, but here are a couple of options:
"to make something work that has never worked before"
"to achieve something that has never been achieved before"
I hope it helps.
"to make something work that has never worked before"
"to achieve something that has never been achieved before"
I hope it helps.
14 hrs
Karen Dinicola
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
"I meant what I said ..." -- Horton
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
to make work that which has never worked before
I like Adoración's answer, but find the "something" to be a bit casual, so I am proposing this alternative. Like her, I don't see a stylistic benefit to varying the verb, here. The Spanish uses the same verb twice, so why not the English?
21 hrs
Phoenix III
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
to succeed at something that has never worked before
Turning to the main topic, I'd like to hear/read from you what is your plan to succeed at something has never worked before.
This is how I read this. It could work.
This is how I read this. It could work.
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